EP0092691B2 - Vorrichtung zur Ermittlung eines Sicherheitsfadens eingebettet in einem papierähnlichen Material - Google Patents

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EP0092691B2
EP0092691B2 EP83103206A EP83103206A EP0092691B2 EP 0092691 B2 EP0092691 B2 EP 0092691B2 EP 83103206 A EP83103206 A EP 83103206A EP 83103206 A EP83103206 A EP 83103206A EP 0092691 B2 EP0092691 B2 EP 0092691B2
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  • This invention relates to an apparatus for detecting a security thread which is embedded in paper-like materials such as paper currencies, checks or securities for the purpose of preventing forgeries.
  • a security thread which may be an elongated nonmetal piece (e.g., a plastic piece) or an elongated metal piece (e.g., an aluminum piece), is embedded in a paper currency.
  • the security thread is effective in preventing forgery since the paper currency can be identified by the presence and quality of the security thread.
  • accurate detection of the security thread is hard to achieve. Since a sensor must be kept in close contact with the paper currency to detect the thread by a change in the thickness of the paper money, some creases or folds will inevitably be detected as a security thread. Nor has any apparatus been proposed to distinguish a plastic security thread from an aluminum security thread, and vice versa.
  • Prior art document US-A-3 679 314 discloses an apparatus for optically testing the genuineness of bank notes and the like by successively illuminating a selected portion of a bank note.
  • the apparatus includes a light source which irradiates the bank note through a rotating disc with two filters, and a single photocell which receives the light rays passing through the bank note.
  • the signal output from the photocell is separated into two signals corresponding to the different spectral distributions, and the ratio of the two signals is formed.
  • An evaluating circuit decides whether the ratio falls within predetermined limits and, if so, the bank note is treated as genuine.
  • prior art document US-A-4 306 151 describes a method of measuring the amount of substance associated with a material in the presence of a contaminant.
  • a first band of radiation is chosen to lie outside the absorption band of the substance but within the absorption band of the contaminant.
  • the first band radiation is directed at the material, and a first detector is positioned to receive the radiation after impinging the material.
  • the first detector converts the radiation received into a first electrical signal.
  • a second band of radiation which is chosen to lie within the absorption band of the substance, is also within an absorption band of the contaminant.
  • the second band radiation is directed at the material, and a second detector is positioned to receive the radiation after impinging the material.
  • the second detector produces a second electrical signal in response to the radiation received.
  • the second electrical signal is subtracted from the first electrical signal.
  • Prior art document DE-A- 2553811 discloses an apparatus for determining a strip-like security area by infrared ray radiation, said security area being included in a document and invisible to an observer.
  • Prior art document JP 52(1977)-11992 describes a bank note recognition device which discriminates between true and counterfeit bank notes by means of different spectral characteristics of given regions of a bank note.
  • counterfeit bank notes show a spectral behaviour entirely different from that of authentical bank notes, whereas almost no differences are encounted in the range of visible light.
  • a pair of conversion elements of different spectral sensitivity detect the re-emitted or transmitted radiation in the same position on the bank note.
  • the bank note is illuminated by a light source which emits also an IR radiation component.
  • the first conversion element receives radiation in the range of visible light, transmitting a signal which corresponds to the radiation incident on this conversion element.
  • the second conversion element is positioned adjacent to the first conversion element; it has a transmission characteristic different from that of the first element, and provides a detection signal corresponding to the quantity of infrared radiation incident at the second conversion element.
  • the two conversion elements are connected to a discriminating unit for detecting variations or deviations between the first and second detection signals.
  • the conversion elements may be formed as standard diodes with corresponding filters, or may constitute photodiodes which are radiation-sensitive in specific spectral ranges only owing to their physical structure.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus as defined in Claim 1.
  • a paper-like material e.g., a paper currency (money) with a security thread embedded therein is placed between an infrared radiation source on one hand and two infrared radiation detectors on the other.
  • Two optical filters are mounted on these detectors. They have different infrared ray transmission characteristics. More precisely, one detector is sensitive only to the infrared rays whose wavelengths fall within a specific range, which is determined by one optical filter, and another detector is sensitive only to the infrared rays whose wavelengths fall within a different range from the former, which is determined by another optical filter.
  • the infrared radiation source projects infrared rays to the paper-like material.
  • Both detectors receive via the respective optical filter the infrared radiation which has passed through the paper-like material and whose wavelengths fall within the specific ranges and produce electrical signals whose levels correspond to the amounts of the received infrared rays.
  • the paper-like material is moved in the direction perpendicular to the infrared radiations direction.
  • the detected signal levels become lower than that in no security thread. The security thread is thus detected.
  • the signal levels of the two detectors are compared with each other so as to discriminate whether the detected security thread is made of metallic or nonmetallic material.
  • Figs. 1A and 1B show a paper money P consisting of a sheet of paper 1 and a security thread 2 embedded in the sheet 1.
  • the security thread 2 is made of plastic, e.g., polyethylene terephthalate, or aluminum. It is about 20 microns thick, about 0.5 to 1.0 mm wide and as long as the sheet 1 is wide.
  • the thread 2 extends in the widthwise direction of the paper money P, which is carried along its longitudinal direction.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the infrared ray transmission characteristics of the sheet 1, a plastic security thread and an aluminum security thread. More specifically, curve A indicates the transmission characteristic coefficient of the typical plastic security thread relative to the wavelength of infrared rays, curve B represents that of the paper currency relative to the wavelength of infrared rays, and line C shows that of the aluminum security thread relative to the wavelength of infrared rays.
  • Fig. 3 shows an apparatus according to the invention.
  • the paper money P is carried by a conveyor belt (not shown) in the direction of an arrow 100 (longitudinal direction of the paper money), while being held tautly by a pair of members (not shown) which clamp the both ends of the paper money P.
  • a security thread 2 which is embedded in the paper currency P and extends widthwise within the paper currency P is therefore at right angles to the carrying direction.
  • An infrared radiation source 3 e.g., an SiC light emitting element
  • Two infrared bandpass filters 4 and 5 are positioned below the conveyor belt and arranged side by side along the conveyor belt, to thereby receive infrared rays transmitting from the infrared radiation source 3 through the paper currency P.
  • One filter 4 passes only infrared rays which have wavelengths of 5.5 to 6.0 microns and which are well absorbed by plastics.
  • the other filter 5 passes only infrared rays which have wavelengths of 4.5 to 5.0 microns and which are scarcely absorbed by paper as well as plastics.
  • the filters 4 and 5 are designed to have very different filtering characteristics. Both filters 4 and 5 are elongated rectangular shapes.
  • Two infrared radiation detecting elements 6 and 7 (e.g., InSb elements), which are also rectangular plates, are attached to the lower faces of the filters 4 and 5, respectively.
  • the elements 6 and 7 detect infrared rays passing through the filters 4 and 5 and convert these rays into electrical signals.
  • the filters 4 and 5 and the elements 6 and 7 extend at right angles to the conveyor belt (not shown) and are as long as the security thread 2. If they are too long, the detection signals from the elements 6 and 7 may have a poor S/N ratio.
  • the electrical signal from the first detector element 6 is amplified by an amplifier 8 and then supplied to a discrimination section 10.
  • the signal from the second detector element 7 is also amplified by an amplifier 9 and then supplied to the discrimination section 10.
  • the discrimination section 10 is designed to determine whether or not a security thread 2 is embedded in the paper currency P and whether the security thread 2 is made of metallic or non-metallic material.
  • the section 10 comprises a reference voltage generator 11 (e.g., a DC power source) for delivering a first and second reference voltages, a first analog comparator 12 for comparing the signal from the amplifier 8 with the first reference voltage from the generator 11, a second analog comparator 13 for comparing the signal from the amplifier 9 with the second reference voltage from the generator 11, an AND circuit 14 for obtaining the logical product of output signals from the two comparators 12 and 13, an inverter circuit 15 for inverting the output signal from the second comparator 13, an AND circuit 16 for obtaining the logical product of output signals from the first comparator 12 and inverter circuit 15, and a first and second latch circuits 17 and 18 for latching output signals from the AND circuits 14 and 16, respectively.
  • the latch circuits 17 and 18 deliver their contents in response to a truth signal supplied from a width detection section 19 which will be described later.
  • the first reference voltage is usually different from the second reference voltage, but the former is equal to the latter in the specific case.
  • the section 19 is designed to detect the width of a security thread. When the width of the security thread is determined to be equal to the standard one, the width detection section 19 produces and supplies a truth signal simultaneously to the latch circuits 17 and 18.
  • the section 19 comprises a sampling pulse generator 20, an AND circuit 21 for obtaining the logical product of a sampling pulse from the generator 20 and the output signal from the first comparator 12, a counter 22 for counting output signals from the AND circuit 21, a reference value generator 23 for delivering the digital reference value corresponding to the standard one, and a digital comparator 24 for comparing counts of the counter 22 with the reference value originated from the reference value generator 23.
  • any portion of the paper currency P in which no security thread is embedded lies in the projection area defined by the infrared radiation source 3 on one hand and the infrared radiation detectors 6 and 7 on the other. Since the paper currency P has a relatively high transmission coefficient for infrared rays having wavelengths of 4.5 to 5.0 microns and 5.5 to 6.0 microns, as indicated by curve B in Fig. 2, both detectors 6 and 7 may derive high-level electrical signals respectively. These detected signals are supplied to the first and second comparators 12 and 13 after amplified in the amplifiers 8 and 9, respectively. The first comparator 12 compares the detected signal from the detector 6 with the first reference voltage from the reference voltage generator 11.
  • the second comparator 13 compares the detected signal from the detector 7 with the second reference voltage.
  • the first comparator 12 outputs a logic "0" signal when the detected signal has a level higher than the first reference voltage and a logic "1" signal when the detected signal has a level lower than the first reference voltage.
  • the second comparator 13 outputs a logic "1” signal when the detected signal has a level higher than the second reference voltage and a logic "0" signal when the signal has a level lower than the second reference voltage.
  • the first and second comparators 12 and 13 are designed in such a manner that the comparison outputs have different logic levels each other with respect to the same input signal level to the comparators.
  • the comparators 12 and 13 Since the output signals from both detectors 6 and 7 have a high level in the above-mentioned case, the comparators 12 and 13 outputs a logic "0" signal and a logic "1" signal, respectively. Hence, neither the AND circuit 14 nor the AND circuit 16 produces an output signal.
  • the latch circuits 17 and 18 have no latching signal and thus output logic "0" signals. In this case, the discrimination section 10 determines that no security thread is embedded in that portion of the paper currency P which lies between the infrared radiation source 3 on the one hand and the detectors 6 and 7 on the other hand.
  • both detectors 6 and 7 produce low-level electrical signals since the infrared rays from the infrared radiation source 3 can hardly pass through the aluminum security thread 2 as indicated by line C in Fig. 2.
  • the comparators 12 and 13 output a logic "1" signal and a logic "0" signal, respectively. Therefore, only the AND circuit 16 produces a logic "1” signal. Then the second latch circuit 18 latches this logic "1" signal and delivers this signal as an indication of the aluminum thread signal AL-OUT when the width detection section 19 produces the truth signal.
  • the discrimination section 10 compares the output signals from the infrared radiation detectors 6 and 7 with a predetermined reference value, i.e., a DC reference voltage. Depending on whether the levels of these signals are higher or lower than the relevant DC reference voltage, the discrimination section 10 determines whether or not a security thread lies in the projection (detection) region, and moreover whether a security thread, if detected, is made of plastic or aluminum.
  • a predetermined reference value i.e., a DC reference voltage
  • the security thread 2 is a long, thin strip which is embedded in the paper currency P and extends in the widthwise direction of the paper currency P.
  • the width detection section 19 may detect the width of the thread 2 to determine whether or not the paper currency P is genuine, thus more effectively preventing forgery.
  • the width detection section 19 The operation of the width detection section 19 will now be described.
  • the portion of a paper currency P in which a security thread 2 made of plastic or aluminum is embedded lies in the detection region defined by the infrared radiation source 3 on the one hand and the detectors 6 and 7 on the other.
  • the output signal from the first amplifier 8 therefore has a low level.
  • the first comparator 12 then outputs a logic "1" signal.
  • the AND circuit 21 obtains the logical product of the logic "1" signal from the comparator 12 and the sampling pulse from the sampling pulse generator 20 and therefore produces an output signal.
  • the output signal from the AND circuit 21 is supplied to the counter 22.
  • the AND circuit 21 samples the comparison signal from the first comparator 12 with the sampling pulse when the comparison signal becomes logic "1" level and supplies a sampling output signal to the counter 22.
  • the counter 22 counts output signals from the AND circuit 21, i.e., sampling output signal pulses, and supplies a signal representing the count to a third digital comparator 24.
  • the third comparator 24 compares the count of the counter 22 with the reference value supplied from the reference value generator 23 and having the digital value corresponding to the standard width of the security thread 2. If the count of the counter 22 is equal to the reference value, the digital comparator 24 produces a logic "1" signal, i.e., a truth signal.
  • the comparison output in the period during which the level of the output signal from the amplifier 8 is low i.e., the period during which the detector 6 detects the security thread 2
  • the number of sampling pulses from the AND circuit 21 is proportional to the width of the security thread 2.
  • the apparatus of Fig. 4 comprises mainly a discrimination section 10 as well as a width detection section 19.
  • the discrimination section 10 comprises a difference detection circuit 25 for detecting the difference between the output signals from amplifiers 8 and 9, and a summation detection circuit 26 for detecting the sum of the output signals from the amplifiers 8 and 9.
  • This section 10 further comprises first and second analog comparators 12' and 13' and the first and second latch circuits 17 and 18.
  • the first analog comparator 12' is designed to compare the level of the output signal from the difference detection circuit 25 with a first reference voltage from a first reference voltage generator 11 and to produce a logic "1" signal when the output signal from the circuit 25 has a level higher than the first reference voltage, and a logic "0" signal when the signal has a level lower than the first reference voltage.
  • the second analog comparator 13' is designed to compare the level of the output signal from the summation detection circuit 26 with a second reference voltage from the reference voltage generator 11 and to produce a logic "1” signal when the signal has a level lower than the second reference voltage, and a logic "0” signal when the signal has a level higher than the second reference voltage.
  • the first latch circuit 17 is designed to latch an output signal from the first comparator 12', and the second latch circuit 18 to latch an output signal from the second comparator 13'.
  • the width detection section 19 comprises a third analog comparator 27, a second reference voltage generator 28, a sampling pulse generator 20, an AND circuit 21, a counter 22, a reference value generator 23 and a digital comparator 24.
  • the third analog comparator 27 is designed to compare a level of an output signal from the amplifier 8 with a third reference voltage from the second reference voltage generator 28 and to produce a logic "1" signal when the signal has a level lower than the third reference voltage, and a logic "0" signal when the signal has a level equal to or higher than the third reference voltage.
  • the AND circuit 21 is designed to obtain the logical product of an output signal from the third comparator 27 and a sampling pulse from the sampling pulse generator 20.
  • any portion of a paper currency P in which no security thread is embedded lies in the detection region defined by an infrared radiation source 3 and infrared radiation detectors 6 and 7. Both detectors 6 and 7 output high-level electrical signals.
  • the difference detection circuit 25 therefore outputs a low-level signal, whereas the summation detection circuit 26 outputs a high-level signal as a result of the calculation.
  • Both analog comparators 12' and 13' then produce logic "0" signals.
  • Neither the first latch circuit 17 nor the second latch circuit 18 latches any output signal from the comparators 12' and 13'.
  • both the difference between the output signals from the detectors 6 and 7, and the sum of these output signals are calculated, and the difference and sum thus calculated are compared with predetermined relative reference values, thereby easily detecting the presence of a security thread 2 in a paper currency P and easily discriminating whether the thread 2 is made of plastic or aluminum.
  • the comparators 12' and 13' are completely identical to the comparators 12 and 13, but only difference is how to operate them in each embodiment, and in both embodiments described above the reference voltage generator 11 can be comprised of, for example, a series circuit of a resistor and a Zener diode connected to a DC source and a variable resistor connected in parallel to the Zener diode.
  • the reference voltage is supplied from the sliding terminal of the variable resistor.
  • the apparatus according to the invention is advantageous in the following respects. First, it can reliably detect a security thread in a paper currency even if the paper currency has wrinkles and/or folds, since the detectors are spaced apart from the paper currency. Second, it can discriminate whether or not a security thread, when detected, is made of metallic or nonmetallic material.
  • the infrared band-pass filters and infrared radiation detectors are not limited to rectangular ones, they may also be square. Further, more than two filters and more than two detectors may be arranged side by side in the widthwise direction of a security thread embedded in a paper currency and the electrical signals from the three or more detectors may be processed to achieve the same effects as in the embodiments described above.
  • the apparatus according to the invention can detect not only security threads embedded in paper currencies but also those embedded in checks or securities.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur optischen Erkennung der Echtheit von Banknoten mit einem in einer Banknote (1) in deren Breitenrichtung eingebetteten Sicherheitsfaden (2), die folgendes umfaßt:
    - eine Bestrahlungsquelle (3) zur Abgabe von Strahlen auf die Banknote (1);
    - eine erste Erkennungseinrichtung (6) mit einem ersten Filter (4), welches so ausgeführt ist, daß es die die Banknote (1) passierenden Strahlen empfangen und ein erstes Erkennungssignal entsprechend der auf die erste Erkennungseinrichtung (6) einfallenden Strahlungsmenge absetzen kann;
    - ein zweites Filter (5) mit einer vom ersten Filter (4) verschiedenen Durchstrahlungscharakteristik; und
    - eine Unterscheidungseinrichtung (10),
    wobei
    - die Bestrahlungsquelle (3) Infrarotstrahlen zur optischen Erkennung des in der Banknote in deren Breitenrichtung eingebetteten Sicherheitsfadens (2) auf die Banknote (1) abgibt,
    - das erste Filter (4) die die Banknote (1) passierenden Infrarotstrahlen empfängt und das erste Erkennungssignal der auf die erste Erkennungseinrichtung (6) einfallenden Infrarotstrahlungsmenge entspricht,
    - eine Transporteinrichtung die Banknote (1) in ihrer Längsrichtung transportiert,
    - eine zweite Erkennungseinrichtung (7) in Bezug auf die Transportrichtung der Banknote (1) neben der ersten Erkennungseinrichtung (6) angeordnet ist, das zweite Filter (5) mit der vom ersten Filter (4) verschiedenen Durchkennungseinrichtung (6) angeordnet ist, das zweite Filter (5) mit der vom ersten Filter (4) verschiedenen Durchstrahlungscharakteristik aufweist, und so ausgeführt ist, daß sie die die Banknote (1) passierenden Infrarotstrahlen empfängt und ein zweites der Menge der auf die zweite Erkennungseinrichtung (7) einfallenden Infrarotstrahlung entsprechendes Erkennungssignal absetzen kann; und
    - die Unterscheidungseinrichtung (10) mit der ersten und zweiten Erkennungseinrichtung (6, 7) zur Erkennung von Abweichungen zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Erkennungssignal verbunden ist, um zu unterscheiden, ob der Sicherheitsfaden (2) in der Banknote vorhanden ist und ob der Sicherheitsfaden (2) aus einem ersten metallischen Material oder einem zweiten nichtmetallischen Material besteht, und
    - eine dritte Erkennungseinrichtung (19), deren Eingang ein vom Ausgangssignal der ersten oder der zweiten Erkennungseinrichtung (6, 7) abhängiges Signal empfängt, und deren Ausgang mit der Unterscheidungseinrichtung (10) verbunden ist, die Breite des Sicherheitsfadens (2) durch Messung der Dauer eines der ersten und zweiten Erkennungssignale von der ersten und zweiten Erkennungseinrichtung (6, 7) bestimmt und dadurch die Abgabe des Unterscheidungssignals von der Unterscheidungseinrichtung (10) steuert.
  2. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Unterscheidungseinrichtung (10) folgendes enthält:
    - eine Referenzspannungsquelle (11) zur Lieferung einer ersten und zweiten Referenzspannung;
    - einen ersten Komparator (12) zum Vergleichen des ersten Erkennungssignals mit der ersten von der Referenzspannungsquelle (11) angelegten Referenzspannung;
    - einen zweiten Komparator (13) zum Vergleichen des zweiten Erkennungssignals mit der zweiten von der Referenzspannungsquelle (11) angelegten Referenzspannung; und
    - einen Diskriminator zum Verarbeiten der Vergleichsausgangssignale des ersten und zweiten Komparators (12, 13), um das Vorhandensein des Sicherheitsfadens (2) in der Banknote zu entscheiden.
  3. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Diskriminator folgendes enthält:
    - ein erstes AND-Gate (14), dessen beide Eingänge zum Empfang der Vergleichsausgangssignale vom ersten und zweiten Komparator (12, 13) geschaltet sind;
    - ein zweites AND-Gate (16), dessen einer Eingang zum Empfang des Vergleichsausgangssignals vom zweiten Komparator (13) über einen Inverter (15) und dessen anderer Eingang zum Empfang des Vergleichsausgangssignals vom ersten Komparator (12) geschaltet ist;
    - eine erste Zwischenspeicherschaltung (17), welche mit dem Ausgang des ersten AND-Gate (14) zum Absetzen eines ersten, das erste Material des Sicherheitsfadens (2) angebenden Unterscheidungssignals verbunden ist;
    - eine zweite Zwischenspeicherschaltung (18), welche mit dem Ausgang des zweiten AND-Gate (16) zum Absetzen eines zweiten, das zweite Material des Sicherheitsfadens angebenden Unterscheidungssignals verbunden ist, wobei
    - die erste und zweite Zwischenspeicherschaltung (17, 18) kein Signal absetzen, um das Fehlen des Sicherheitsfadens in der Banknote anzugeben.
  4. Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Unterscheidungseinrichtung folgendes enthält:
    - eine eine erste und zweite Referenzspannung liefernde Referenzspannungsquelle (11);
    - eine Differenzdetektorschaltung (25) zur Berechnung der Differenzen zwischen den ersten und zweiten Erkennungssignalen;
    - eine Summierdetektorschaltung (26) zur Berechnung der Summe der ersten und zweiten Erkennungssignale;
    - einen ersten Komparator (12') zum Vergleichen eines Ausgangssignals der Differenzdetektorschaltung (25) mit der ersten von der Referenzspannungsquelle (11) angelegten Referenzspannung;
    - einen zweiten Komparator (13') zum Vergleichen eines Ausgangssignals der Summierdetektorschaltung (26) mit der zweiten von der Referenzspannungsquelle (11) angelegten Referenzspannung;
    - eine erste Zwischenspeicherschaltung (17), welche mit dem Ausgang des ersten Komparators (12') zum Absetzen eines ersten, das erste Material des Sicherheitsfadens (2) angebenden Unterscheidungssignals verbunden ist; und
    - eine zweite Zwischenspeicherschaltung (18), welche mit dem Ausgang des zweiten Komparators (13') zum Absetzen eines zweiten, das zweite Material des Sicherheitsfadens angebenden Unterscheidungssignals verbunden ist, und daß
    - die erste und zweite Zwischenspeicherschaltung (17, 18) kein Signal absetzen, um das Fehlen des Sicherheitsfadens in der Banknote (1) anzugeben.
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